Wet Superpole sees Corser seventh and Haga tenth
A dry start to the day ended up in a wet Superpole and such were the deteriorating conditions shortly after the start of the final 50-minute session that Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)...

Barrier and Baz ready to confirm
FIM Cup Superstock 1000
Sylvain Barrier, injured at Brno at the end of July, was back in
Magny-Cours for the last race. He was always with the leading group and
did a very courageous race, rewarded with the ...

THE FINAL RACE ON A NEW TRACK
The last race of the 2008 Superbike World Championship will take place
this weekend on the "Autodromo Internacional do Algarve" near PortimÃ£o in
Portugal. This will be the occasion for Shinichi Nakatomi (19th with...

Parkes and Foret out to secure final 2008 prize
Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) and Fabien Foret (Yamaha World Supersport Team) will be out to end the season on a high note at the Parkalgar circuit in Portugal.
Each rider has...

Fight for second place looming at new Parkalgar circuit
The 14th and final round of the 2008 World Superbike Championship takes place at an all-new venue this weekend, and the focus for both Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) and Troy...

New Algarve circuit brings curtain down on 2008 WSBK season
The final act of the 2008 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship will
be played out this coming weekend at the new Autodromo Internacional do
Algarve circuit near Portimao in ...

2008 WORLD CHAMPION TROY BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX) CLOSES HIS SUPERBIKE
CAREER AT PORTIMAO
Portimao: The 2008 World Superbike championship comes to a close this
week, and factory riders Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio travel to
Portugal and the ...

Following a period of analysis and negotiation, FGSport and MSV have
decided not to stage the 2009 Superbike World Championship UK Round at
Brands Hatch.
Paolo Flammini, CEO of FGSport, declared: "The cooperation with MSV
has always been perfect...

WORLD SUPERBIKE WILD CARD FOR BRIDEWELL IN PORTUGAL
Team NB Suzuki rider Tommy Bridewell will make his World Superbike
Championship debut having secured a wild card entry at the season finale
in Portugal at the end of this month.
The...

The iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati, has very good reason
to celebrate this week. Australian factory rider Troy Bayliss was crowned
2008 World Superbike Champion at the latest round in France, and in the
process also secured the ...

DUCATI XEROX TEAM RIDERS CONFIRMED FOR THE 2009 SUPERBIKE SEASON
Bologna (Italy) Tuesday 14 October: The Ducati Xerox Team has made a
decision with regard to the 2009 season of competition in the World
Superbike Championship. In recent weeks ...

BRIDEWELL CRASHES OUT IN FRANCE
After qualifying in a fantastic second place, any hopes that Tommy
Bridewell had of rounding out an eventful season in the Suzuki GSXR750
European Cup in style vanished when he crashed heavily on the third lap
of...

POINTS ALL ROUND AT MAGNY COURS FOR GREG AND CHRIS
Despite the inclement weather that affected the 13th round of the
Hannspree World Superbike Championship at Magny Cours in France over the
weekend, Vent Axia VK Honda riders Gregorio Lavilla and...

Foret takes an impressive eighth place on his return to World Supersport
Fabien Foret (Yamaha World Supersport Team) made a great return to World Supersport competition at his home race, finishing eighth after ending the first lap down in 15th...

Haga rules in race one and Corser performs for another podium finish
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) took a race win and a second place at the Magny-Cours races to go second in the championship with one round remaining.
Troy...

Bayliss SBK World Champion for the third time!
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) clinched the FIM Superbike World Championship
for the third time today after finishing third in race 1 at Magny-Cours
in front of 78,000 spectators. The Australian...

TROY BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX) TRIUMPHS TO TAKE THIRD WORLD SUPERBIKE TITLE;
DUCATI CELEBRATES THIRTEENTH RIDER TITLE AND FIFTEENTH MANUFACTURERS
TITLE
Magny-Cours (France): by taking a third place
finish in Race 1 and a fantastic race 2 win today...

Brilliant 7th position for Barrier
Still suffering from his crash at Brno, Sylvain Barrier did a very good
race at Magny-Cours, finishing 7th only 8 seconds behind the winner.
There was a great fight in the beginning between Freddy Foray...

2 POINTS FOR NAKATOMI
With his 14th position in race 1, Nakatomi earned 2 points for the World
Championship. The next race will be the last one of this year, at Portimao
in Portugal.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) was the quickest at the start of...

Parkes sublime in final Supersport qualifying
Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) secured an outstanding seventh pole of the season today, setting a new Magny-Cours Supersport best of 1'41.543 seconds in the process.
Fabien Foret...

Haga laps up Superpole win
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was fastest qualifier going into the Superpole competition, thanks to the time he set on Friday, and he converted that into a stunning pole position with a new track best ...

Loris Baz champion!
After a superb race, the very young Loris Baz (only 15) wins the
Superstock 600 European Championship while finishing second at
Magny-Cours.
Loris Baz, always calm and never panicking despite the importance of ...

Haga (Yamaha) grabs first Superpole of the year at Magny-Cours
Noriyuki Haga's exceptional end-of-season run of form continues at
Magny-Cours this weekend as the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB rider powered to
the Superpole for tomorrow's French...

HAGA IN POLE POSITION, NAKATOMI 19TH
On Friday, Nakatomi was 19th of the first timed session, the track being
wet and cold. On Saturday, there were still some wet spots on the tarmac
and the temperature was again relatively cold, so it was ...

BAYLISS ON FRONT ROW FOR TOMORROW'S SHOWDOWN AT MAGNY-COURS
Magny-Cours (Francia: In a Superpole session
that remained surprisingly dry this afternoon at Magny-Cours,
Troy Bayliss (Ducati
Xerox) was satisfied to conclude proceedings with a place...